{"podcast":{"title":"Raising Boys Building Men ®/Parenting Solutions For Moms And Boys","slug":"raising-boys-building-men-parenting-solutions-for-moms-and-boys-7082015","podcast_index_feed_id":7082015,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/raisingboysbuildingmen/feed.xml","website_url":"https://raisingboysbuildingmen.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19340871/Untitled_design_50_8b5ml.png","author":"Heidi Allsop - Master Life and Parenting Coach for Moms of Boys","episode_count":85,"summary":"Raising Boys, Building Men: The Go-To Parenting Podcast for Moms Raising Sons from Middle School to Manhood Are you a mom caught in the whirlwind of raising sons? Do you find yourself: • Wishing the arguments would just... stop? • Frustrated by the constant battle with screens, schoolwork, and indifference? • Longing for those simpler days when you could just enjoy your boy? • Searching for a parenting approach that actually works? Look no further! ”Raising Boys, Building Men” is your lifeline in ups and downs of boy-mom life. In each episode, you’ll discover: • Practical, same-day solutions to your most pressing parenting challenges • Confidence boosters to become the mom your teenager needs • Strategies to nurture good men while nurturing yourself and your relationships My mission? To help you raise a resilient, happy son, take care of yourself, and have a blast doing it! Ready to trade worry for fun? Conflict for connection? Short-term fixes for lifelong bonds? You’re in the right place, my friend. Hey there! I’m Heidi – mom to 5 incredible sons, wife, social worker, and certified life coach. With three decades of boy-raising under my belt, I’ve tried every parenting trick in t…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/raising-boys-building-men-parenting-solutions-for-moms-and-boys-7082015"},"episode":{"title":"71.  Struggling With Your Teenage Son? 5 Parenting Skills That Build Connection","slug":"71-struggling-with-your-teenage-son-5-parenting-skills-that-build-connection","published_at":"2026-02-23T10:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/raising-boys-building-men-parenting-solutions-for-moms-and-boys-7082015/71-struggling-with-your-teenage-son-5-parenting-skills-that-build-connection","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/raising-boys-building-men-parenting-solutions-for-moms-and-boys-7082015","url":"https://raisingboysbuildingmen.podbean.com/e/5superskills/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w75ncyai5ugucyvx/Episode_717g090.mp3","summary":"Parenting teenage boys can feel harder than you expected. If your teenage boy will not listen, talks back, or shuts down, you are not alone. In today’s episode of Raising Boys, Building Men, Heidi shares five super skills every mom of a teenage boy needs. And here is the good news. You already have more of these skills than you think. We talk about:• Why emotional regulation matters more than the perfect parenting script• How humor diffuses power struggles• Why perspective changes everything during conflict• The importance of resilience when parenting teenage sons• How curiosity strengthens connection with your teenage boy If you want more connection, less conflict, and more confidence as a boy mom, this episode will encourage you and give you simple, actionable tools you can use today. Want more conversations like this? Join our private Facebook community for moms raising teenage boys. We talk about real-life challenges, share strategies, and lift each other up—because you don’t have to do this alone. 👉 Join “Raising Boys, Building Men” on Facebook For Additional Support: Visit our website Raisingboysbuildingmen.com HERE Schedule a FREE Relationship Reconnection Call with Me HERE Follow us on Instagram HERE Grab 8 tips to connect with your son today HERE","meta_description":"Parenting teenage boys can feel harder than you expected. If your teenage boy will not listen, talks back, or shuts down, you are not alone. In today’s ep…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1360,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/raising-boys-building-men-parenting-solutions-for-moms-and-boys-7082015/episodes/71-struggling-with-your-teenage-son-5-parenting-skills-that-build-connection/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/raising-boys-building-men-parenting-solutions-for-moms-and-boys-7082015/71-struggling-with-your-teenage-son-5-parenting-skills-that-build-connection.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}